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"TRUTH OR DARE"
(2018) (Lucy Hale, Violett Beane) (PG-13)


At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs Extreme
Blood/Gross Stuff Moderate
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Heavy
Gun/Weapons Extreme
Imitative Behavior Extreme
Jump Scenes Moderate
Music (Scary/Tense) Extreme
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Heavy
Sex/Nudity Heavy
Smoking Minor
Tense Family Scenes Extreme
Topics to Talk About Extreme
Violence Extreme


QUICK TAKE:
Horror: A group of college students must contend with being trapped inside a game of truth or dare that's controlled by a demon and where if they refuse to play, they'll die.
PLOT:
Olivia (LUCY HALE) is a college senior who's planning on spending her spring break doing volunteer work for a charity. But her best friend, Markie (VIOLETT BEANE), convinces her to join her, her boyfriend, Lucas (TYLER POSEY), and the rest of their friends in Mexico for one last bit of partying. Joining them are Penelope (SOPHIA TAYLOR ALI) and her boyfriend, Tyson (NOLAN GERARD FUNK), and Brad (HAYDEN SZETO) who's yet to come out to his cop father.

When another student, Ronnie (SAM LERNER), makes unwelcome advances toward Olivia, a stranger, Carter (LANDON LIBOIRON), steps in and then invites her and her friends to accompany him to the ruins of an old mission where they end up playing a game of truth or dare. Unbeknownst to them, he's done so to trap them inside the game that's controlled by a demon and where if they refuse to select one of the two options or follow through on that, they'll die.

Olivia is the first up and initially can't get the others to believe her, but slowly one by one they find themselves subjected to the same where one or more people around them suddenly develop evil grins, make them choose truth or dare, and then give them their directions. As the consequences of that progressively get worse and people start dying, the survivors try to figure out what's causing that, eventually leading them to one of Carter's friends, Giselle (AURORA PERRINEAU), who's similarly trapped inside the game.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Since it's a horror film featuring college-age characters, it's a good bet a number of teens will be interested in seeing it.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13
For violence and disturbing content, alcohol abuse, some sexuality, language and thematic material.


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